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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25260 · Walker, MN · August 25, 1979

Date
August 25, 1979 · 06:50 local
Place
Walker, MN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9732P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79DER66
Reported as
Piper PA25260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,967 total1,020 in this make and model227 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ignition harness deteriorated. Power loss on takeoff. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

IGNITION HARNESS DETERIORATED. POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.